Here the author of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S Lewis: The Story of the Friendship weaves information and interpretation of Lewis's life and his writing, centered on the Chronicles of Narnia but drawing on his other fictional and nonfiction works. Colin Duriez reveals the influences that shaped Lewis's thinking, the rich web of interconnections within the Chronicles and the events in Lewis's own life, which found echoes in the books (including his grandfather's hand-carved oak wardrobe), and presents an A-to-Z guide to its characters, places, objects, and events.